Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Claire Cunningham, Director, Human Services Agency
Subject: Agreement with the City and County of San Francisco for the County of San Mateo to Provide Homeless Outreach and Engagement Services at San Francisco International Airport
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with the City and County of San Francisco for the County of San Mateo to provide homeless outreach and engagement services at San Francisco International Airport throughout all airport terminals and the SFO Bart station for the term of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028, in an amount not to exceed $1,527,757.
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BACKGROUND:
The Human Services Agency (HSA), in close collaboration with community partners and other San Mateo County organizations, coordinates countywide homeless outreach services aimed at engaging and stabilizing unsheltered homeless individuals and households through consistent outreach to facilitate and/or deliver health and basic need services and secure permanent housing.
In 2018, San Francisco International Airport (Airport) representatives approached HSA leadership to discuss how to better support unsheltered individuals residing at the Airport. The Airport requested homeless outreach services. HSA and the county-funded Homeless Outreach Team (HOT team) agreed to provide four hours of outreach per month. However, Airport officials and HSA have determined that there is a need to increase the level of outreach and engagement as current efforts are insufficient to meet the need for services at the Airport.
DISCUSSION:
Since December 2023, HSA and Airport representatives have discussed the possibility of contracting for a dedicated HOT team to provide intensive, ongoing homeless outreach and engagement services at the Airport. The Airport would fund these dedicated services through a contract with HSA.
HSA is proposing tha...
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